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abbreviate

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to shorten, abridge

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abstinence

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the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking

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adulation

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high praise

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adversity

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misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty or the arts

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amicable

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friendly, agreeable

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anachronistic

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out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period

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anecdote

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short, usually funny account of an event

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anonymous

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nameless, without a disclosed identity

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antagonist

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foe, opponent, adversary

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arid

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extremely dry or deathly boring

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assiduous

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persistent, hard-working

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asylum

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sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge

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benevolent

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friendly and helpful

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camaraderie

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trust, sociability amongst friends

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censure

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to criticize harshly

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circuitous

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indirect, taking the longest route

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clairvoyant

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exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

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collaborate

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to cooperate, work together

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compassion

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sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

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compromise

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to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides

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condescending

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possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

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conditional

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depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract

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conformist

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person who complies with accepted rules and customs

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congregation
a crowd of people, an assembly
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convergence
the state of separate elements joining or coming together
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deleterious
harmful, destructive, detrimental
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demagogue
leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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digression
the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
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diligent
careful and hard-working
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discredit
to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
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disdain
to regard with scorn or contempt
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divergent
separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
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empathy
identification with the feelings of others
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emulate
to imitate, follow an example
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enervating
weakening, tiring
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enhance
to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
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ephemeral
momentary, transient, fleeting
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evanescent
quickly fading, shortly fading, esp. an image
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exasperation
irritation, frustration
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exemplary
outstanding, an example to others
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extenuating
excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
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florid
red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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fortuitous
happening by luck, fortunate
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frugal
thrifty, cheap
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hackneyed
cliched, worn out by overuse
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haughty
arrogant and condescending
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hedonist
person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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hypothesis
assumption, theory requiring proof
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impetuous
rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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impute
to attribute an action to particular person or group
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incompatible
opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
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inconsequential
unimportant, trivial
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inevitable
certain, unavoidable
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integrity
decency, honesty, wjoleness
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intrepid
fearless, adventurous
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intuitive
instinctive, untaught
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jubilation
joy, celebration, exultation
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lobbyist
person who seeks to influence political events
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longevity
long life
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mundane
ordinary, commonplace
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nonchalant
calm, casual, seeming unexcited
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novice
apprentice, beginner
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opulent
wealthy
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orator
lecturer, speaker
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ostentatious
showy, displaying wealthy
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parched
dried up, shriveled
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perfidious
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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precocious
unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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pretentious
pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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procrastinate
to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
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prosaic
relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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prosperity
wealth or success
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provocative
tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
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prudent
careful, cautious
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querulous
complaining, irritable
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rancorous
bitter, hateful
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reclusive
preferring to live in isolation
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reconciliation
the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
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renovation
repair, making something new again
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resilient
quick to recover, bounce back
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restrained
controlled, repressed, restricted
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reverence
worship, profound respect
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sagacity
wisdom
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scrutinize
to observe carefully
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spontaneity
impulsive action, unplanned events
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spurious
lacking authenticity, false
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submissive
tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
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substantiate
to verify, conform, provide supporting evidence
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subtle
hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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superficial
shallow, lacking in depth
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superfluous
extra, more than enough, redundant
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suppress
to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
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surreptitious
secret, stealthy
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tactful
considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
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tenacious
determined, keeping a firm grip on
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transient
temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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venerable
respected because of age
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vindicate
to clear from blame or suspicion
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wary
careful, cautious

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